LEWISTON — For Molly Ryan, president of the Bates Republicans, these are difficult days. With Donald Trump leading the GOP ticket in the Nov. 8 election, she said, many young people on her side of the political divide can’t stomach the party’s presidential nominee. “It’s depressing,” Ryan said. “It’s negative.” Young Democrats, on the other hand, […]
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Oxford County Dems to meet Sunday
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, preceded by social time at 1:30 p.m., at the Crescent Park School. The major purpose is to fill slots for the May 6 and 7 Democratic State Convention in Portland. This will be done by delegates and alternates elected at the […]
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Maine GOP says survey shows weak support for Hillary Clinton
LEWISTON — Details from a Maine GOP door-to-door survey suggest support for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the race for president is weak among swing voters, according to Jason Savage, Maine Republican Party spokesman. Savage said Wednesday that the survey included more than 1,000 face-to-face interviews with voters who were identified as being crossover […]
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Marjorie S. Kimball
1921 – 2015 NORWAY — Marjorie Shirley Goodale Kimball, 93, of North Waterford, died at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Saturday, Feb. 21. She was born May 4, 1921, in Clinton, the daughter of the late John L. and Elsie Dunham Goodale. After attending Clinton schools, she graduated from Farmington Normal School in 1941 […]
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Hillary Clinton stumps for Michaud in Maine
SCARBOROUGH — Hillary Rodham Clinton told a high school gym full of Maine residents that their state needs a leadership change to spur economic growth, and painted Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mike Michaud as the best candidate to make it happen. The former secretary of state and first lady of the United States made a […]
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Maine man sentenced for chopping down neighbors’ trees
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Clinton man who cut down hundreds of cedar trees on his neighbors’ property and sold them as fence posts has avoided serious jail time. Gregory Hanson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of theft by unauthorized taking for cutting down about 300 cedars on the private property of three […]
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Former President Clinton to stump for Michaud in Maine governor’s race
PORTLAND – Mike Michaud, the Democrat hoping to be Maine’s next governor, grabbed some big-name support Tuesday with the announcement that former President Bill Clinton would headline an event for the 2nd District Congressman next week. Clinton is set to speak on Michaud’s behalf during a rally at Portland’s Ocean Gateway Pier on Tuesday, Sept. […]
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Clinton man sentenced for stealing antiques worth $117,000
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Clinton man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a series of offenses, including the theft of more than $100,000 worth of goods from a Benton antiques dealer. Peter Corson on Tuesday was ordered to serve 18 months of his sentence with the remainder suspended, and two years of […]
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Cutler served in just the Carter Administration
A column by Douglas Rooks that appeared on Page C8 on Sunday, Feb. 24, should have stated gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler served only in the Carter Administration.
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Hammer bandit robs another Bingham bank
CLINTON (AP) — A hammer-wielding bandit has struck again, robbing a bank twice in less than three weeks in Maine. The Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1enYNMn ) reported that Skowhegan Savings Bank in Bingham was robbed on Tuesday by a man described by police as wearing a ski mask and wielding a hammer. Last month, a man […]